Who was Zipporah Herrick?

Zipporah Herrick (1846–1911) was born in Garretsville, Portage, Ohio, USA and died in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Zipporah Jane Herrick 1846–1911

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Born 14 DEC 1846 · Garretsville, Portage, Ohio, USA

Died 6 MAR 1911 · Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA

Father James Olive Herrick

Mother Mary Jane Conant

Spouse William Thomas Pottenger

Children Avery Kinkade Pottenger, James H Pottenger, Mary Bell Pottenger, Nellie Zipporah Pottenger, William Albert Pottenger

Siblings James F Herrick, Mary I Herrick

Records

1900 United States Federal Census Illinois, Find a Grave Index

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Immediate Family

Parents

James Olive Herrick

Mary Jane Conant

Spouse(s)

William Thomas Pottenger

Children

Avery Kinkade Pottenger

James H Pottenger

Mary Bell Pottenger

Nellie Zipporah Pottenger

William Albert Pottenger

Biography

The story of Zipporah Jane Herrick began in 1846 in Garretsville, Portage, Ohio, USA. In 1900, Zipporah Jane Herrick resided in Kankakee Ward 4, Kankakee, Illinois, USA. Zipporah Jane Herrick married william thomas pottenger, and had children including avery kinkade pottenger, james h pottenger, mary bell pottenger, nellie zipporah pottenger, william albert pottenger. Zipporah Jane Herrick passed away in 1911 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA.

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Census 1900 United States Federal Census
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Burial Records Illinois, Find a Grave Index

Life Timeline

1846

Birth of Zipporah Jane Herrick in Garretsville, Portage, Ohio, USA

Birth

1900

Zipporah Jane Herrick resided here in Kankakee Ward 4, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Residence

1911

Death of Zipporah Jane Herrick in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Zipporah Herrick

This ancestor line traces from Eure, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France (1000) to Garretsville, Portage, Ohio, USA (1846) across 31 generations.

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: Zipporah Herrick (1846–1911) was born in Garretsville, Portage, Ohio, USA and died in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Zipporah in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 31 generations of this lineage geographically.
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